Johnson seeks 20 day rail deadline extension
Secretary Wirtz supports a 20 day extension to avert a national rail strike. Congress debates the plan after a Senate Labor Committee panel backed the move despite unions opposing it. Johnson warns that a prolonged walkout would harm the economy and Vietnam war logistics.
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Washington
W. Willard Wirtz
Johnson
Congress
Wirtz
House
Senate
Senate Labor Committee
Labor Committee
Joseph Ramsey
The
Machinists Union
LBJ Arrives For Latin Meet
President Johnson lands in Uruguay to tackle policy choices with hemisphere leaders. Beaulieu estate security tightens Punta del Este, while antiwar protests erupt in Montevideo with banners and a Nazi salute image. Rusk and Latin American ministers press forward on a declaration for the summit.
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Uruguay
Johnson
U.S
Hemisphere
Beaulieu
Villa
Montevideo
el Popular
Washington
Dean Rusk
Bombing Raids Hit North Vietnam Amid Monsoon Weather
U S warplanes conducted 133 raids over North Vietnam as monsoon rains continue. An F105 Thunderchief was shot down, bringing total American losses to 503rd plane over the region. Ground fighting near Saigon slowed while U S forces pursued a guerrilla battalion.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
United States
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
17Th Parallel
North
South Vietnam
British film sweep at Academy Awards 1966
A Man for All Seasons led with six Oscars including Best Picture and acting honors for Paul Scofield and others. Virginia Woolf followed with five awards as Elizabeth Taylor added a second Oscar, while Sandy Dennis and Walter Matthau won supporting honors. Bob Hope hosted and joked about politics as Ronald Reagan watched with wife Nancy.
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Calif
Britain
Hollywood
California
Ronald Rea
Gan
Nancy
Eighth Row Center
Bob Hope
Thomas More
Henry VIII
Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences
Paul Scofield
Fred Zinnemann
Scofield
England
Wendy Hiller
Virginia Woolf
Elizabeth Taylor
Butterfield
Woolf
Sandy Dennis
Walter Matthau
Oscar
Trucking Talks Are Useful in Coast-to-Coast Shutdown
AP reports a nationwide trucking shutdown tightens supply lines as Teamsters and TEI hold late talks. Negotiators said the efforts were useful but provided few details, with 1,500 TEI drivers representing 65 percent of long haul trucking.
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Washington
U.S
Teamsters and
TEI
Truck Fuss Hits Ohio Industry With Major Layoffs
The trucking dispute idled thousands of drivers and disrupted supply chains across Ohio. George D. Roper Manufacturing of Newark, a maker of lawnmowers with about 1,200 workers, announced a one time layoff of 900 to 1,000 employees due to material shortages.
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Associated Press
Ohio
George D. Roper Manufacturing, Co
Newark
Wildcat Strike Hits Bremen Glass Plant
About 60 workers from Local 598 of the America Flint Glass Workers Union walked off the job at Modi-Glass Fibers Co in Bremen Ohio. The action marks another wave of unrest at the plant as labor tensions rise.
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Bremen
Ohio
America
Flint Glass Workers Union
Modi-Glass Fibers Co
TV Nets Return To Normal After Nationwide Strike
Old faces and veteran controllers return as network radio and TV resume normal operations. A three year contract raises basic weekly pay for about 100 local New York Chicago and Los Angeles newscasters from 275 to 300 dollars retroactive to November 16 last year. Newsmen receive 25 percent of all talent fees retroactive to March 1.
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New York
Network Radio
Chicago
Los Angeles
Ohio farmers seek tax exemption from personal property tax
The Ohio House considers a Farm Bureau backed bill to phase out the tangible personal property tax on farming over five years, with a projected $10.5 million annual revenue loss. Sponsors include Rep. Robert I. Evans and 22 others, as Senate activity and other bills unfold.
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Ohio House
Ohio Farm Bureau Fedration
House
Senate
Rep
Robert I. Evans
Cochceton
Farm Bureau
D. R. Stanfield
Bureau
Walter L. White
Allen
House Taxation Committee
Early Bird Ring Startles Sleepy Homeowner
A freezing 28 degree morning turns strange when a phone rings from the fireplace. The narrator crawls downstairs in pajamas to discover a mistaken alarm, locked outside, while frost bites bare feet and a woodpecker serenades the TV mast on the chimney.
Check Off Demanded For OSU
A second effort to organize non academic staff at state universities begins at Ohio State University. Following an Ohio University strike over union dues check off, AFSCME urges dues deduction from the next payroll on April 30 at OSU.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State University
Ohio University
Ohio State
American Federation of State
Small Ohio schools gain reprieve with course minimums
The Ohio State Board of Education replaces enrollment targets with course requirements to keep small high schools viable. Schools must offer 45 units, 55 for post 1958 chartered, boosting art business home economics industrial arts and electives. Also extends state standards to 280 independent junior highs.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Board of Education
Apollo Fire Test Flaws Cited By Astronaut Borman
Astronaut Frank Borman testified that fire risk was overlooked in Apollo testing. He would have boarded the January launch pad test that ended in a fatal blaze killing three crewmen. He serves on a special review board outlining Apollo program faults.
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Washington
Frank Borman
Borman
House
Science and Astronautics
Draft Card Burning Ruled OK by Court of Appeals
The 1st U S Court of Appeals ruled that draft card burning is a demonstration of free speech and that the amendment to the Selective Service law prohibiting it is unconstitutional.
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Boston
U. S. Court of Appeals
Four Athens area men honored at Koo taga Council dinner
Four Athens area men were honored during a Koo taga Council recognition dinner as city leaders and residents applauded the community service. Details on the honorees and the event were provided by the paper.
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Kootaga Council
Point Pleasant High School
Lewis M. Wilcox
Middleport
Ohio
Bobcats
Dayton
Reds
Yankees
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